Key features of depression
and its management in general practice.
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"..I'm
not like I was before.."
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Which
of the following statements are true of choice of antidepressants
for Ellen? |
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1.
Patients with cardiac disease should be treated with tricyclic antidepressants
which have less cardiotoxicity than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
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2.
Patients with acute angle glaucoma should be commenced on selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitors which have minimal anticholinergic adverse
effects. |
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3.
In clinical practice no individual differences in response are seen
within drug classes. |
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4.
Combinations of antidepressants are more effective than monotherapy. |
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5. Tricyclic antidepressants are safer in overdose than selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitors. |
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4.
Combinations of antidepressants are more effective than monotherapy.
Author's
answer: False
Combinations
of antidepressants have not been shown to be more effective than monotherapy.
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